attempt-offense
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-7691 | Robert A. Espinoza v. United States | Seventh Circuit | 2024-06-12 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 18-usc-924c 924c-offense attempt-offense attempt-offenses crime-of-violence criminal-law predicate-crimes statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent taylor-decision taylor-v-united-states | Can an Illinois' attempt offense be a predicate crime of violence for an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offense? |
| 23-6314 | Dana Jahmal Stevenson v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2023-12-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review attempt attempt-offense controlled-substance controlled-substances criminal-law federal-sentencing-guidelines sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation | Whether a prior sentence for a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) qualifies as a 'controlled-substance-offense' under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A) |
| 21-5960 | Alexander Davis v. United States | Third Circuit | 2021-10-13 | Denied | IFP | actus-reus attempt attempt-offense criminal-law criminal-statute entrapment overt-act predisposition substantial-step | Whether the requirement of a 'substantial step' can be satisfied by conduct occurring after the alleged attempt has ended |
| 21-5173 | Vernon Montrell Webster v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2021-07-22 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | application-note attempt-offense auer-deference circuit-split controlled-substance-offense kisor-v-wilkie sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation | Whether a District Court's use of Application note 1 to U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 is an improper exercise of Auer deference by adding 'attempt' offenses to § 4… |
| 20-7872 | Jeremy Darnell Morton v. United States | Sixth Circuit | 2021-04-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 4th-amendment appeal attempt-offense career-offender controlled-substance criminal-procedure guideline-range harmless-error search-and-seizure sentencing | Did the court of appeals err in using the harmless error rule to resolve the illegal search and seizure of $8,300? |
| 20-419 | Stephen Robert Deck v. California | California | 2020-10-01 | Denied | Response Waived | 14th-amendment attempt attempt-offense custodial-arrest due-process jury-instructions jury-unanimity right-to-counsel search-warrant temporal-element unanimity | Whether the temporal direct step element of an attempt offense may be changed by jury instructions |
| 18-8406 | Demone Rule v. United States | Seventh Circuit | 2019-03-15 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | armed-career-criminal-act attempt-offense attempted-offense categorical-approach elements-clause illinois-law physical-force sentencing-enhancement substantial-step violent-felony | Whether an Illinois attempt offense that does not require the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property o… |
| 18-5210 | Robert A. Espinoza v. United States | Seventh Circuit | 2018-07-11 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 18-usc-924(c) attempt-offense crime-of-violence criminal-law elements-clause federal-statute johnson-v-united-states predicate-offense sentencing sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation | Can an attempt offense be a predicate crime of violence for an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offense? |